Korg Krome

Detailed Editing with Programs Making controller assignments
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Amp EG
TheAmpEGletsyoucontrolhowthevolumechanges
overthecourseofanote.
Everyinstrumenthasitsowncharacteristicvolume
envelope.Thisispartofwhatgiveseachinstrumentits
identifiablecharacter.
Conversely,bychangingthevolumecontour–for
instance,applyingastring‐likeAmpEGcurv e toan
organmul
tisample–youcanproduceinterestingand
unusualsound
s.
Drive
TheDrivecircuitaddssaturationandoverdrivetothe
sound,foreverythingfromsubtlefatteningtodrastic
distortion.Unlikeanoverdriveeffect,Driveprocesses
eachvoiceindividually,sothetimbrestaysthesame
regardlessofhowmanyvoicesarebeingplayed.
Thetwomainparameters,DriveandLowBoost,work
togethertocreatetheoveralleffect.
Drivecontrolstheamountofedgeandbiteinthe
timb
re.Lowsettingswillproducemildsaturation,and
highersettingscreatemoreobviousdistortion.
Often,it’susefultoincreasetheLowBoostalongwith
theDrive.
Note: evenwhentheDriveamountissetto0,the
Drivecircuitstillaffectsthetimbre.Ifyou
rgoalisa
completelypristinesound,usetheBypasscontrol
instead.
LowBoostisaspeciallow‐frequencyEQwhich
controlsthebodycharacterofthesound.Thespecific
EQfrequenciesaffectedwillchangewiththeDrive
setting.
Higheramountsincreasethebassboost,andwillalso
intensifytheeffectoftheDriveparameter.
Making controller
assignments
Setting the functions of SW1 and SW2
SW1andSW2arethetwobuttonsabovethejoystick.
Theseon/offbuttonscanperformanumberofdifferent 
functions,suchasmodulatingsoundsoreffects,or
lockingthemodulationvaluesofthejoystick.
Also,eachonemayworkeitherasatoggle,orasa
momentaryswitch.InTogglemode,eachpress
alternatesbetweenonandoff;inMomentarymode,
theswitchonlychangesforaslongasyouholdit
down.
EachProgram,Combination,andSongstoresitsown
settingsforwhatthebuttonswilldo,andwhethereach
buttonisonoroff(basedontheircurrentstateswhen
thedataissaved).
YoucansetupPanelSwitchAssignontheControllers
Setuppage.
Note: The
on/offstatusoftheSW1andSW2buttons
willbepreservedwhenyouwritetheprogramor
combination.
Note: YoucanuseSW1/2asalternatemodulationor
effectdynamicmodulationsourcestocontrolprogram
parametersoreffectparameters.
Todoso,youwillnormallyassignSW1Mod.(CC#80)
andSW2Mod.(CC#81).
ForanexampleofassigningtheSW1buttonasan
effectdy
namicmodulationsourceforaprogram,and
usingittocontrolaneffect,seepage 82.
Foracompletelistofthepossibleassignments,see
page 348ofthePa
rameterGuide.
Note: Ifyouwanttokeepthesesettingsafte
rthepower
isturnedoff,youmustsavethem(seepage 116).
Piano
Organ
Strings
Mode Page
Programs Prog P1: Basic/Controllers
Combinations Combi P1: Controllers
Songs Seq P1: Controllers